1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = baseball

|year = 1978

|team = Miami Hurricanes

|logo = Miami Hurricanes logo.svg

|logo_size = 150

|conference = Independent

|short_conf =

|record = 50–12

|head_coach = Ron Fraser (16th year)

|asst_coach1 =

|stadium = Mark Light Field

|champion = NCAA Atlantic Regional champions

|bowl = College World Series

|bowl_result = 2–2

}}

The 1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 16th season at Miami.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they recorded wins against {{CBSB link|year=1978|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}} and {{CBSB link|year=1978|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}} and losses to eventual champion Southern California and runner-up Arizona State.{{cite web|url=http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1978|title=1978 College World Series|access-date=January 16, 2021|publisher=Omaha.com|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125084803/https://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1978|url-status=dead}}

Personnel

=Roster=

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width="03"\| \|valign="top"\| Pitchers Mark Batten Randy Guerra Jeff Morrison Augie Ruiz Tony Vila Catchers \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Infielders Outfielders Tony Brewer Matt Tyner \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Unknown Humberto Acosta Erol Akchurin Ron Batter Rick Dehlinger Alex DeJesus Rick Del Giudice Rick Diaz Terry Gallagher Leigh Gullette Mike Kutner Rich Pazo Rob Rajisch Wes Robbins Alfredo Rodriguez Howie Shapiro Joe Squilla Bruce Wood

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Pitchers

Mark Batten
Randy Guerra
Jeff Morrison
Augie Ruiz
Tony Vila

Catchers

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Infielders

Outfielders

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Unknown

Humberto Acosta
Erol Akchurin
Ron Batter
Rick Dehlinger
Alex DeJesus
Rick Del Giudice
Rick Diaz
Terry Gallagher
Leigh Gullette
Mike Kutner
Rich Pazo
Rob Rajisch
Wes Robbins
Alfredo Rodriguez
Howie Shapiro
Joe Squilla
Bruce Wood

=Coaches=

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Miami Hurricanes\|color=white}}"\|1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff
style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Ron Fraser – Head coach – 16th year

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami Hurricanes|color=white}}"|1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff

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Ron Fraser – Head coach – 16th year

Schedule and results

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bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|	Miami win
bgcolor="#ffbbbb"\|	Miami loss

colspan=2 style="{{NCAA color cell\|Miami Hurricanes}}"\|1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log{{cite book\|url=https://storage.googleapis.com/hurricanesports-com/2020/04/6eb74d13-2020_baseball_media_guide_compressed.pdf\|publisher=Miami Hurricanes\|title=Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide\|access-date=January 16, 2021\|page=54}}
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Miami Hurricanes\|color=white}}"\|Regular season
valign="top" \| {\| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%; width:100%" ! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Miami Hurricanes\|color=white}}"\|February
Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 17	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Florida Tech Panthers\|title=Florida Tech}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–0	1–0
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Feb 25	at {{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Florida Gators\|title=Florida}}	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	L 4–5	1–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Feb 26	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	L 3–4	1–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 27	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Florida A&M Rattlers\|title=Florida A&M}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–2	2–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 28	Florida A&M	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–2	3–2

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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 1	at {{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=St. Thomas University Bobcats\|title=Biscayne}}	Miami, FL	W 9–5	4–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 3	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Jacksonville Dolphins\|title=Jacksonville}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–5	5–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 4	Jacksonville	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–1	6–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 6	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=St. Joseph's Hawks\|title=St. Joseph's}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–0	7–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 7	St. Joseph's	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–4	8–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 9	at Florida Tech	Orlando, FL	W 27–3	9–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 10	at Florida Tech	Orlando, FL	W 10–1	10–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 11	at Florida Tech	Orlando, FL	W 7–4	11–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 13	at Biscayne	Miami, FL	W 14–2	12–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 15	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=NYIT Bears\|title=NYIT}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–1	13–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 15	NYIT	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–5	14–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 16	NYIT	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–5	15–2
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 17	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Southern Illinois Salukis\|title=Southern Illinois}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 0–12	15–3
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 18	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Miami RedHawks\|title=Miami (OH)}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 4–7	15–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 19	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Bowling Green Falcons\|title=Bowling Green}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–1	16–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 20	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=West Chester Golden Rams\|title=West Chester}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–1	17–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 21	Southern Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–1	18–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 22	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=UMass Minutemen\|title=UMass}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–0	19–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 23	West Chester	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–2	20–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 24	Southern Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	21–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 25	UMass	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 19–4	22–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 27	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Howard Bison\|title=Howard}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–1	23–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 27	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Buffalo Bulls\|title=Buffalo}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–1	24–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 28	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Glassboro State Profs\|title=Glassboro State}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–1	25–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 29	Buffalo	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–2¹⁰	26–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 30	Buffalo	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–1	27–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 31	Buffalo	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	28–4

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record
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bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 1	Buffalo	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 4–6	28–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 2	Buffalo	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–1	29–5
bgcolor=cccccc \| Apr 5	Montreal Expos	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 8	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Tampa Spartans\|title=Tampa}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–4	30–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 8	Tampa	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–2	31–5
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 9	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=South Florida Bulls\|title=South Florida}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 1–2	31–6
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 11	at Biscayne	Miami, FL	L 4–6	31–7
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 14	vs {{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Mercer Bears\|title=Mercer}}	Atlanta, GA	W 8–1	32–7
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 14	vs Mercer	Atlanta, GA	W 8–4	33–7
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 15	vs {{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Troy State Trojans\|title=Troy State}}	Atlanta, GA	W 12–4	34–7
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 16	at {{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|title=Georgia Tech}}	Atlanta, GA	W 18–3	35–7
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 18	at {{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=FIU Golden Panthers\|title=FIU}}	Miami, FL	W 10–6	36–7
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 21	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL	L 2–3	36–8
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 22	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL	W 3–1	37–8
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 26	Biscayne	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–1	38–8
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 28	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Stetson Hatters\|title=Stetson}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–2	39–8
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 29	Stetson	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–4¹⁰	40–8

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 3	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–2¹⁰	41–8
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 9	at {{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Georgia Southern Eagles\|title=Georgia Southern}}	Statesboro, GA	W 6–1	42–8
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 10	at Georgia Southern	Statesboro, GA	W 7–5	43–8
bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 11	at {{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Jacksonville Dolphins\|title=Jacksonville}}	Jacksonville, FL	L 3–6	43–9
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 12	at Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	W 7–6	44–9

! colspan=2 style="{{NCAA color cell|Miami Hurricanes}}"|Postseason

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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! NCAAT record
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bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 19	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Clemson Tigers\|title=Clemson}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 5–8	44–10	0–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 20	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Florida State Seminoles\|title=Florida State}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–2	45–10	1–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 21	Clemson	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–5	46–10	2–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 21	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Marshall Thundering Herd\|title=Marshall}}	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–0	47–10	3–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 22	Marshall	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–1	48–10	4–1

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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! CWS record
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bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 2	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–9	48–11	0–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 3	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Baylor Bears\|title=Baylor}}	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 12–1	49–11	1–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 5	{{CBSB link\|year=1978\|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles\|title=Oral Roberts}}	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–3	50–11	2–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 7	Arizona State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–11	50–12	2–2

References

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